Chapter 40
Chapter 40
Xia Sheng’s slender, fair hand traced a golden Talisman in the air.
Once formed, it turned into a streak of light and sank directly into Sister Jin’s body.
Before Sister Jin could even speak, her eyes rolled back, and she collapsed straight backward.
Han Yanran asked, “Miss, is Sister Jin dead?”
“No, I’ve just put her into a hallucination. At most, she’ll spend the rest of her life as a vegetable. She won’t die.”
Since this woman felt that sexual assault was no big deal, she could spend the rest of her life living in a nightmare.
In her hallucinations, she would repeat the despair and humiliation Han Yanran had experienced over and over again until her body died of natural causes.
Han Yanran marveled, “Miss, is there anything you can’t do?”
She felt as if the young girl before her was simply omnipotent.
Xia Sheng thought of her master, who had passed away two months ago, and her eyes dimmed slightly.
“There are some things.”
She could not stop the natural end of a human life.
Han Yanran realized she had touched a sore spot and immediately fell silent.
Xia Sheng walked back into the bedroom and, following the same method, attached a small Paper Figurine to Sister Jin.
The Paper Figurine vanished without a trace the moment it touched Sister Jin’s body, but Sister Jin’s body stood up automatically as if being controlled and walked out the door.
In half an hour, “Sister Jin” would collapse on the street and never wake up again.
After finishing this, Xia Sheng turned back to look at Han Yanran. “Have you considered what I told you yesterday?
“Do you want to return to the entertainment industry to accumulate the Power of Faith? There are indeed evil people in that circle, but there are also many good people. Not everyone is like Director Huang.”
Han Yanran remained silent for a long time before finally shaking her head.
“I thought about it a lot last night, and I still don’t have the courage to go back.
“I plan to return to my hometown and open a small shop. I’ll live a steady life with my parents.”
Xia Sheng nodded. “If you want to forget the pain of these past few days, I can also help you erase those painful memories.”
“Thank you, but there’s no need.” Han Yanran lowered her eyelids, hiding the pain in her eyes. “I want to remember this forever so that I never come back.”
Her dream since childhood had been to be an actress.
Now, it was time for it to end.
……
Han Yanran intended to return to her hometown, but her contract with the company had not yet ended.
In the afternoon, she went to the company alone to explain the situation. They demanded she pay over three million yuan in liquidated damages for breach of contract.
In the six months Han Yanran had been in the Capital City, she had earned less than fifty thousand yuan in total-not even enough to cover the change on the penalty fee.
Xia Sheng was still in class when she heard about this from Han Yanran via WeChat, and she couldn’t help but frown.
“Is that what your contract requires?”
Han Yanran replied: “When I first signed, Sister Jin told me that if it wasn’t a good fit, I could terminate the contract at any time. I trusted her a lot back then, so I didn’t look at the contract carefully…”
When she first arrived in the Capital City, she had faced rejection everywhere. Sister Jin’s willingness to sign her had felt like a godsend at the time.
Lacking social experience, she had signed immediately, never imagining the company would trap her.
Xia Sheng had money and could easily afford the penalty.
However, since Han Yanran had been led into a trap that resulted in this penalty, Xia Sheng didn’t want the black-hearted company to make money for nothing, so she didn’t intend to pay it.
She wasn’t very familiar with legal matters, but remembering that Shen Yanchen had invested in movies and should be familiar with such disputes, she sent him a text message explaining the contract situation.
He replied quickly: “Once a contract is signed, it is legally binding. It won’t be easy to get out of those liquidated damages. Bring the original contract to me; I’ll help you see if there are any loopholes we can use.”
Xia Sheng: “Can I just have my friend send you the photos?”
“It would be better if you brought the originals over. Communicating through an app isn’t very convenient.”
Xia Sheng was puzzled.
What was inconvenient about it?
She had heard that some companies were already implementing work-from-home policies. Couldn’t things be explained clearly over a video call?
“I’ll be coming over after school, so you’ll probably be off work by then. Won’t that take up too much of your time?”
“It’s fine. I’m quite free, and I have nothing to do once I get home anyway.”
Looking at those words, Xia Sheng felt a bit envious.
Being a boss was truly great-plenty of free time and millions flowing in every minute.
Unlike her, who had worked diligently this month only to earn a little over twenty million, half of which she had already donated.
“Okay, I’ll come over after school.”
“Mm. I’ll have my driver pick you up.”
Lu Ren stood before the desk, waiting. Only after Shen Yanchen put down his phone did he speak. “Ninth Master, news has come in from Nanzhou. Our goods there were maliciously reported.
“People from the government of Country Y will be coming down personally to investigate. It might be a bit tricky.”
Shen Yanchen looked up. His thin, well-defined lips were set in a cold line, and his gaze was chillingly indifferent. “Who did it?”
Lu Ren replied respectfully, “Currently, we suspect it was the people from Jingge Company.
“Before our company entered Nanzhou, Jingge was the largest e-commerce agency there.
“In the first half of this year, our company seized over sixty percent of their market share, leading to several conflicts.
“The shipment that was flagged for containing contraband just happened to have stopped at their docks.”
Shen Yanchen tapped his fingers on the desk a few times. “Didn’t Mavis from the Supervision Bureau take a piece of merchandise from us?
“Tell him that since he’s taken the benefits, it’s time to get to work.”
Lu Ren nodded. “I’ll go contact him right away.”
“Wait.” Shen Yanchen stopped Lu Ren. “Have the driver go to A University to pick up Xia Sheng.”
As he spoke, the scene of Xia Sheng calling him ‘Uncle Nine’ suddenly flashed through his mind. He pursed his thin lips slightly and continued, “Also, have someone prepare a new tie and watch for me.
“Something a bit more youthful.”
Hearing this, Lu Ren was stunned for a moment before lowering his head to stifle a laugh.
It seemed his Ninth Master had truly taken an interest in the Little Celestial Master; he wasn’t even trying to hide it anymore.
However, while their Ninth Master saw the Little Celestial Master as his future wife, the Little Celestial Master likely only saw the Ninth Master as an elder.
“Understood. I’ll get right on it.”
When Xia Sheng arrived at the Feng Huai Group, the person greeting her at the entrance was the same secretary from last time.
Seeing Xia Sheng step out of the car, the secretary immediately came forward to meet her.
“Miss, the Ninth Master sent me down to receive you.”
As the secretary spoke, she took Xia Sheng’s hand, taking the opportunity to give it a little squeeze. The smile on her face widened until she looked like a flower in full bloom.
She had really wanted to touch this little sister’s hand last time.
A pretty girl’s hand was indeed soft and tender!
Xia Sheng nodded. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome, you’re welcome!” The secretary released her hand and said with a beaming smile, “This way, please.”
After escorting her into the CEO’s office, the secretary took a few more glances at Xia Sheng before stepping out.
So beautiful.
She and their Ninth Master were such a perfect match!
After the secretary left, Xia Sheng scanned the office but didn’t see any sign of a lawyer.
“Uncle Nine, didn’t you call a lawyer over?”
Shen Yanchen’s dark eyes fixed on her, his voice smooth and steady. “I’ve studied law. I’ll help you look over it.”
Xia Sheng was confused. “I remember Shen Ze mentioning to me that you studied financial management in university.”